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air plants at the office
Air plants are great office plants. Whether you want a small display just for your desk top, or a large display for the reception area, air plants add a modern flair at the office. Tillandsia, commonly known as air plants are as versatile, and easy-care as they are unique.
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# 1 Soil-less
No soil. That’s right. Air plants do not require soil, and that means no mess. They absorb no nutrients at all from their roots. Instead their roots act as a stabilizer to harmlessly affix themselves to tree branches or other plants or rocks.
Tip: Although air plants do not need soil, they do need water, more than they can absorb through the air.
# 2 Unique Display
Air plants add a touch of class and set your office apart. Ficus trees are nice, but if you’d like something more original, consider air plants.
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A menagerie of air plants and seed pods create a unique and interesting display.
# 3 Convenient Size
Would you like a large air plant display, or a small one? Well, you can have either one. For a small display a single air plant could be glued to an uncut gemstone or geode or placed inside a terrarium made just for that purpose.
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If you don’t want the permanence of gluing the air plant to the crystal, you can just lean the plant up against the crystal, as I did with this T. aeranthos.
An eye-catching driftwood or grapewood sculpture is another option. Depending on the size of the wood and the plants, a single air plant or several air plants could be showcased at the office.
![Air Plants and Driftwood Perfect Combination](https://modernairplants.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Air-Plants-and-Driftwood-Perfect-Combination.jpg)
To exhibit a large air plant display use a long piece of driftwood adorned with several air plants. A smaller length of driftwood coupled with a single air plant is also lovely. This photo features grapewood with Tillandsia capitata peach.
For a ready to go option, follow this link for a grapewood or driftwood kit complete with 3 air plants. If you are in the market for a large-scale commercial project, definitely check out the Josh Rosen, also known as The Airplant Man.
# 4 Light
If your office has a window, lucky you. Air plants thrive in filtered natural light. They do best in a south, west, or east window. If you don’t have a good natural light source, but you do have fluorescent lighting, that will work. Just be sure to turn the lights off at night.
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This Tillandsia xerographica will blush pink under some direct sun.
# 5 Inexpensive
Another WOW factor is that air plants are so inexpensive. A single air plant, including shipping, can be purchased for less than $10. This gift box from Aura Creations includes variety of air plants, 11 air plants plus fertilizer, are available for less than $25.
Air plants bring a sense of soothing vitality to the workplace. As I write this, the air plants at my desk brighten my day. Air plants are a great addition to any office, but especially to yours and mine 🙂
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